Paddling In The Forest

This was a paddle down one of my favorite kayaking routes, super close to where we live. 

We were able to paddle into the forest, usually not accessible because the whole river was flooded.

A Part Of Lake Nipissing

This lake near our home and my studio has been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember.

We can't venture far because of the bunnies but with this at our doorstep one doesn't really need to!

Marten Lake

We got out in our boats a lot before Min passed...after Min passed we just didn't feel like it.

This was a perfect day out on beautiful Marten lake, North of us, earlier on this summer...

It was one of those lovely meandering kind of paddles, one of those 'hey what's that over there" days.

I bobbed for a long while with binoculars (getting quite wave-sick!) watching a loon & her baby. 

Adventures In Kayaking With A Big Red Dog

A few days ago we ventured out during the week long heat-wave for a paddle...

I needed to clear my head from a busy and confusing week in the studios.

I wanted to sink my eyes into deep greens & reflective blues & take a breather from all my color.

This day we chose to venture down the Mattawa River.

It was so hot that I think even the fish were laying still and quiet,

all you could hear was the buzz of the crickets...

That is however until we heard the frantic barking of a dog

far off on the other shore in the middle of nowhere!

When we started to head towards him to see what was going on,

he got extra worked up and than jumped into the water and started to swim to our boats,

still barking like crazy, sputtering water, it was obvious he was looking for help.

He tried to jump into my boat, the poor thing, he was so tired from swimming,
I tried to haul him up but he was just too big and heavy but I didn't like how he was sputtering water

so whiles my honey flagged down a house boat for possible assistance,

I decided it best to steer him to the other shore which he was clearly intent on getting to,

I patted his back now and than and kept my boat pressed gently against his side,

and like that we eventually reached the other shore

where he shook himself off and peeled off into the bush at sonic speed.

It seemed like he knew where he was going after that because he stopped barking so we are
hoping he found his way home, atleast we steered him to the side of the river that was inhabited!

Kayaking is never dull that's for sure, ha ha!

Fairy Lake Kayaking

Our adventure days don't always have a plan, sometimes we pack up the truck with food, boats and bikes and just head out of town and see where the day takes us, sometimes we just hike or sit & eat!

This particular day was spent paddling around a lake in Huntsville called Fairy Lake.  Even though

I pay for kayaking days with a lot of shoulder pain, I am so grateful for these days with my honey.